Job Title: Care Worker
Closing Date: 10/1/2025
Location: Knocklofty Residential 1 - Tipperary, TP E91YR52 IE (Primary)
Job Type: Fixed Term
Job Hours: Full Time
NUMBER OF HOURS: 39
A commitment to living the values of Teamwork, Respect, Dignity, Justice, Advocacy and Quality.
We are an independent voluntary organisation providing services and support for people with disabilities and their families for more than 70 years. Our work positively impacts the lives of over 10,000 people with disabilities, equipping them with the confidence, skills, and self-belief to achieve their expressed goals.
Job Purpose
To facilitate a client centred residential service to adults with disabilities & complex health needs that include, Epilepsy, Intellectual Disability and Physical & Sensory disabilities.
Minimum Requirements:
* Minimum of QQI Level 5 in Social Care, or equivalent
* Training in responses to behavior that challenges and medication management.
* Experience of supporting people with disabilities in a person focused approach to service delivery
* Experience of facilitation, implementation and review of Support/Care Plans
* Experience of working within a HIQA registered service
* Good understanding of Positive Risk Management, Person Centred Planning, Key Worker Duties
Job Duties & Responsibilities:
* Facilitate and implement a person centered service appropriate to the needs, wishes and requirements of service users.
* Provide personal assistance in all aspects of personal care and manual handling, ensuring comfort and hygiene of service users and adhering to safe practice at all times.
* Ensure that all interactions with service users are approached with dignity, respect, equality and incorporating choice.
* Actively participate in appropriate, educational, recreational and occupational programmes, enabling service users to integrate with their local community and access local resources.
Additional Requirements:
* This role requires the job holder to have a Full Driving Licence.
* Be a highly motivated self-starter.
* Be team orientated.
Benefits:
* Company Pension Scheme
* Educational leave
* 27 days annual leave
* Bike to work scheme
* Income protection
* Unpaid leave
* Health and Wellbeing programme
* Digital Doctor
* Financial support for studying and study leave
* Long Service Reward Scheme
* Sick leave
* Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
Salary starting from point 1 €29,374.77 - point 5 €33,489.47 depending on experience.
*Rewarding Career *Career with meaning *Attractive benefits *Work-life balance
To view the full extensive job description, please click apply to visit our company site and download the attachment at the bottom of the page.
These duties and responsibilities are a reflection of the present service requirements and may be subject to review and amendment to meet the changing needs of the services.
Closing Date: Monday, 10th January 2025
“Please note that we reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.”
The Rehab Group is an equal opportunity employer
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